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Travis Pastrana, left, and team owner Jack Roush celebrate Patrana's first career pole in the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Friday at Talladega. Photo by Ford Racing

X Games star Travis Pastana has come a long way in stock cars in a short time. On Friday, Pastrana put the No. 60 Ford Mustang on the pole for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega.

The pole came in Pastrana's 17th Nationwide Series race. This is just Pastrana's second year driving in NASCAR.

“It sounds like a dream come true," Pastrana said. "Bringing the guys to the line at the green flag at Talladega is awesome, so I'm definitely excited. I mean, this Roush Fenway team has worked so hard. Chad [Norris], my crew chief, he's like, 'We've been putting everything together. Let's go out there and get this thing.' He had a lot of confidence in myself and the car and it's just awesome to be able to show the work these guys are putting together and I'm definitely really happy to be here.”

Pastrana's previous best qualifying effort was at Daytona in February, where he started fourth. Both Daytona and Talladega are restrictor plate tracks for NASCAR.

"On the restrictor plate races it means you went out there and drove a perfectly clean lap and that your car and that your crew and that everybody was working together," Pastrana said. "You picked the right line and did the right stuff, but mostly that you have a great team and a great car. Winning the pole at a restrictor plate race also means that you're gonna have a lot of people that are willing to work with you come race day, so I'm excited about that.”

The pole was also the first Nationwide Series pole for owner Jack Roush at Talladega.